FL STUDIO BASICS
What is New in FL Studio 4
This is a list of the important new features in FL Studio 4. For a complete
list of new features (and bugfixes) in this and older FL Studio releases,
please check WhatsNew.doc in the FL Studio root
folder.
If you have created projects in earlier releases of FL Studio (and FruityLoops),
please be sure to check the Compatibility
with Older Projects page.
New Mixer Window
- 64 mixer tracks
- Track rerouting and chaining
- Track recording with ASIO input channels support
- Integrated track equalizer, volume
and panning controls
- Automated effects mute and effects mix level
Vastly Improved Playlist Window
- New audio tracks with waveform preview & support for cue points
- New "Piano Roll" playlist style, showing the accurate pattern lengths
- Patterns can start at any time (not aligned to bars anymore)
- New Live Mode for live performances and quick tests
Per-Pattern Grid Length in the Step Sequencer
- Now supports custom grid length for each individual pattern
- Improved Randomizer
Miscellaneous
- A new Randomizer now available in the Piano
Roll as well
- New Cut & Paint tools are available in the Playlist (including
audio clips) and Piano Roll windows
- New sequence stretching in the Piano
Roll window (select several notes and resize while holding SHIFT)
- New "display black keys" mode in Piano
Roll
- The BeatSlicer engine is now
fully integrated in FL Studio
- FL Studio now accessible as a DXi plugin.
New Plugins
- Wave Traveller - Create realistic scratches with a full control over the
smallest details.
- BooBass - Realistic fender bass synthesizer.
- DashBoard - Create your own internal controller and MIDI interfaces.
- Vocoder - An advanced vocoder with a wide range of adjustable parameters
and zero latency.